US PATENT SUBCLASS 277 / 590
SEAL BETWEEN FIXED PARTS OR STATIC CONTACT AGAINST RELATIVELY MOVABLE PARTS

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277 /   HD   SEAL FOR A JOINT OR JUNCTURE

590SEAL BETWEEN FIXED PARTS OR STATIC CONTACT AGAINST RELATIVELY MOVABLE PARTS {3}
591  DF  .~> Contact seal between parts of internal combustion engine {7}
602  DF  .~> Contact seal for a pipe, conduit, or cable {10}
628  DF  .~> Contact seal for other than internal combustion engine, or pipe, conduit, or cable {9}

DEFINITION

Classification: 277/590

SEAL BETWEEN FIXED PARTS OR STATIC CONTACT AGAINST RELATIVELY MOVABLE PARTS:

(under the class definition) Sealing means wherein the seal is at the joint or juncture formed between stationary parts, or having a stationary sealing relationship to the relatively movable parts.

(1) Note. Some relative movement is permissible due to such examples as expansion, contraction, slippage, or variable pressure load.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

312+, for a process of static sealing.

345+, for a seal between relatively movable parts (i.e., a dynamic seal).

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

215, Bottles and Jars, for a cap-type bottle or jar closure, 234, for a liquid seal located where the closure seats on the bottle or jar.

220, Receptacles, for a receptacle having an access opening and a removable closure for the opening and means to seal the juncture therebetween,

228, for a liquid or semi-liquid gasket.